Salsabandit
04-14-2014, 09:37 PM
So…
A friend of mine took me surf fishing. It was cold, the waders leaked and didn't catch S***, but I liked it and was dumb enough to stick with it. He told me about catching halibut and took me to all his secret spots where he caught halibut.
THAT WAS OVER 5 YEARS AGO!!! I've caught big perch, guitarfish, leos and some other random fish, but NO halibut! I was starting to think my friend was a liar, and I'd have a better chance catching a unicorn than a hali. I've read all the tips in the forums, admired all of the halibut photos and cussed at each of them. After this long I had pretty much given up and figured the only halibut I was getting was in a sushi bar. but then yesterday….. (cue the choir of angels)
MY FIRST!
:Shocked:
location: same spot I've been at for 5 years
water temp: no idea, don't care. all very foggy after catching the fish.
water: really f-ing clear.
air temp: awesome
using LC-110, with custom paint job, thanks to this forum.
it hit about 5-6 yards from where I was standing so it wasn't much of a fight. I thought it was going to be another gtrfish, but then I saw the white, the flat and the round. (a Clint Eastwood fishing movie) I thought NO! then DO NOT LOSE THIS FISH. I pulled it back about 600 yards away from the shoreline so it couldn't get back into the water. You can never be too careful.
Bad news, it wasn't legal size but close. guessing 19", but again I didn't care. I didn't have a tape on me but I have 22" marked on all of my rods and he didn't make the cut. Things have been rough, I would been thrilled with a 6". At this point I've been hoping for a species that has the same number of syllables as hal-i-but.
I took 3 pictures. one of the fish, and then 2 with it next to my rod. my rod & fish picts glitched out and I ended up getting a picture of my boot instead, so enjoy that one. Maybe I was too excited and I glitched out.
ENJOY!!
A friend of mine took me surf fishing. It was cold, the waders leaked and didn't catch S***, but I liked it and was dumb enough to stick with it. He told me about catching halibut and took me to all his secret spots where he caught halibut.
THAT WAS OVER 5 YEARS AGO!!! I've caught big perch, guitarfish, leos and some other random fish, but NO halibut! I was starting to think my friend was a liar, and I'd have a better chance catching a unicorn than a hali. I've read all the tips in the forums, admired all of the halibut photos and cussed at each of them. After this long I had pretty much given up and figured the only halibut I was getting was in a sushi bar. but then yesterday….. (cue the choir of angels)
MY FIRST!
:Shocked:
location: same spot I've been at for 5 years
water temp: no idea, don't care. all very foggy after catching the fish.
water: really f-ing clear.
air temp: awesome
using LC-110, with custom paint job, thanks to this forum.
it hit about 5-6 yards from where I was standing so it wasn't much of a fight. I thought it was going to be another gtrfish, but then I saw the white, the flat and the round. (a Clint Eastwood fishing movie) I thought NO! then DO NOT LOSE THIS FISH. I pulled it back about 600 yards away from the shoreline so it couldn't get back into the water. You can never be too careful.
Bad news, it wasn't legal size but close. guessing 19", but again I didn't care. I didn't have a tape on me but I have 22" marked on all of my rods and he didn't make the cut. Things have been rough, I would been thrilled with a 6". At this point I've been hoping for a species that has the same number of syllables as hal-i-but.
I took 3 pictures. one of the fish, and then 2 with it next to my rod. my rod & fish picts glitched out and I ended up getting a picture of my boot instead, so enjoy that one. Maybe I was too excited and I glitched out.
ENJOY!!